Sweet Cicely, Elderflower, Vodka

This highball leans into the soft, aromatic side of garden ingredients: sweet pea, cucumber, and elderflower. Balanced with gentle acidity from verjus and lemon. The result is light, precise, and built for warm afternoons, but structured enough to hold its place on a serious menu.

Ingredients

For the Cocktail

50ml pea pod vodka

50ml elderflower, cucumber & sweet cicely cordial

15ml verjus

10ml fresh lemon juice

3 drops Ceylon sour bitters

Soda water, to top

Garnish

Cucumber ribbon

Sweet cicely sprig

Fresh raspberry

Preparation

Add all ingredients except the soda to a shaker and shake briefly to chill and integrate.

Strain into a highball glass over fresh cubed ice and top with soda water, lifting gently to combine.

Garnish with a cucumber ribbon and a sprig of sweet cicely.